אChelek 1
- Any mitzva item (that doesn’t have any inherent kedusha) which can no longer be used should still not be directly thrown away nor used degradingly. Examples: cut off tsitsis – sukka walls – lulav – shofar – tallis for tefilla. You will get a beracha if you’re machmir even to put the tsitsis in geniza. (Rama – MB , , )
- If the item can still be used for the mitzvah in the future, you may not use it for any non-mitzva use. (ShA )
- You can do another mitzva with broken tsitsis, use it for a bookmark. (MB )
- A tallis katan, even one that has tsitsis on it, is allowed to be used for non-mitzva purposes. (MB )
- You may bring a tallis katan into a toilet room but it isn’t proper to do so with a tallis gadol or a kittel. (MB )
- The Ari z”l wrote that one should sleep at night wearing a tallis katan. (MB )
- Be careful not to let your tsitsis drag along the ground. (ShA )